Looking for free computer security tools to use? Got Spyware? There is now
a bill in Congress to make Spyware
illegal. Good luck at catching
the creators, in the mean time
here are two links you can use
to get started on your journey
against Spyware. http://www.lavasoft.com
Ad-aware http://www.safernetworking.com
Spybot Search and Destroy. Note
there is better version available
for a cost. There are many things
you can also do to protect your
computer Keep Automatic Updates
turned on for all of your Anti-Virus
Software, and operating systems.
Clean out your cookies as well
there is often cookies placed
to track your whereabouts on
the Internet. Now the subject
of viruses. There are commercial
anti-virus scanner like Symantec
Norton Anti-Virus and MacAfee
in fact many new computers come
with trial versions. Unfortunately
when these versions run out
users most of the time ignore
it and wonder why do I have
a virus? Let me explain something
just because you have a antivirus
software program on your computer
you are not cured. Virus writers
do just that write new viruses
and edit old ones to do new
things. You need to update your
signatures of your anti-virus
software continuously. Crafty
virus writer’s code Viruses
to disable your anti-virus software!
There is free anti-virus solutions
one is called AVG http://free.grisoft.com.
I personally use this product
and love It, it is not a memory
hog like Norton. And you can
also set up schedules to run
and get updates. A good firewall
is a must especially nowadays.
This is because everyone for
the most part is running DSL
and Cable modems. Which are
great for connectivity horrible
because it’s like leaving your
front door unlocked. Check out
http://www.zonelabs.com They
have a product called Zone Alarm.
It is customizable and blocks
allot of attempts of entering
your network. It is shocking
to see the amount of people
trying to get into your network.
Zone Alarm will alert you to
programs trying to access the
Internet. This is kind of annoying
but can be a life saver if a
program is dialing Kenya on
your telephone!! Zone Alarm
can remember certain programs.
Windows Service Pack 2 has a
firewall in it and I recommend
enabling it. There are many
web browsers that you can use.
I love Open Source you can probably
guess I’m using Firefox www.mozilla.org/products/firefox.There
are so many features that I
can rave about like tabbed browsing,
if your anything like me at
home I have at least two or
three browser running if using
Internet Explorer, with Firefox
I can have as many websites
as I want open and tabs at the
top with descriptions. it's
ingenious in my opinion. I don’t
have to switch browsers like
I do with IE. Internet Explorer
is one of the most used browsers
and most targeted. Mozilla Firefox
has many advantages including
security. It also does not use
ActiveX. Scan your own systems!
To see what ports are open and
running. DO you have services
that do not need to be running?
Knowledge is power. I work for
a technology company for three
years and never have they trained
any people in multiple departments
on security that I'm aware of.
I’m amazed to hear things from
co-workers such as I don’t have
an account with so and so bank
but they wanted my information
and I gave it to them! Corporate
networks are and will continue
to be infected by users that
are untrained about computer
security. People all the time
open attachments that they do
not know where they came from.
Homes users are sometimes even
more ignorant. That is not said
in a mean way. File Sharing
programs are popular and an
opening to viruses, Trojans
and other lovely things you
don’t want in your network For
the best and current security
tools, alerts and news use Google
http://www.google.com. Benjamin
Hargis CEO Phuture Networks
http://www.phuturenetworks.com
http://www.computersecurityadvice.com
Free Computer Security Advice
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